This week, Lon begins his countdown of the Top 70 of 2011. Along the way, you’ll hear highlights of his conversations with the stars from the past year, including Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, and his chat with Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood. Next week: Part […]
Joe Nichols has a whole lot to celebrate as we end 2011. First of all, his lifelong favorite baseball team, the St. Louis Cardinals, won the World Series. His favorite college football team, the Arkansas Razorbacks, are having their best year ever. Plus he’s released his 6th album, one that sums up everything in his […]
Luke Bryan’s latest CD is titled, “Tailgates & Tanlines.” So how did Luke come up with the name? There is no song on the album with that title. Luke told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton the secret source of the album’s title: “I was goin’ down the road, and my manager texted me, ‘Album title: Tailgates & Tanlines.’ And […]
Country stars have been reacting, mostly via Twitter, to Saturday’s wedding of Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Martina McBride and her husband John were guests, and Sunday afternoon, she offered these words: “Last night I witnessed the union of two of the best people on the planet. Such a beautiful wedding and fantastic party. Honored […]
Kenny Chesney was nominated for four Academy of Country Music Awards this year. But for the first time in 17 years, he didn’t attend the ceremony. Instead, he performed a free show in Houston for the NCAA Final Four. That doesn’t mean he missed the show. He told CCUSA’s Lon Helton that he watched some […]
Lon Helton, host of CMT’s Country Countdown USA, was named the winner of the 2010 CMA National Broadcast Personality of the Year Award. He was given the news from CMA New Artist nominee Chris Young, who called during the show. This made Lon’s fifth time to win the award. He also won the same award […]
